December 2014

December 25, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Next Generation - The Future of Jour...

Episode #29 - The series finale brings a special look back at Next Generation magazine, one of the most influential publications of all time. Between a focus on the business side of the industry and confrontational...
December 24, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: The Magazines We Missed

Episode #28 - In the penultimate episode, we take a look at all the magazines we didn't get a chance to talk about. From obscure mags from the UK to recent entries, we're recapping everything as quickly as we can. ...
December 23, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Die Hard Game Fan - Next Gen Game Ma...

Episode #27 - Today we're taking a serious look at the storied history of Die Hard Game Fan. Known for their enthusiastic reviews, Game Fan was fraught with behind-the-scenes drama that included fist fights, missed...
December 22, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Super Play - 100% For Super Nintendo...

Episode #26 - Today we're taking a look back at Super Play, the single greatest console-specific game magazine of all time. This UK publication ran for 47 issues in the early 1990s, and to this day people still lov...
December 21, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Insert Coin - The Early Days of Defu...

Episode #25 - Today we're taking a look back at Insert Coin, a magazine you probably haven't heard of from the early 1990s. The reason you haven't heard of it is because it was a little-seen zine created by me, Cyr...
December 20, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: E3 Show Daily - The Official Magazin...

Episode #24 - Today we're taking a look at E3 Show Daily, the official magazine of E3. Published each day the show floor is open, this convention magazine recaps the biggest news and announcements. But this episode...
December 19, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Consumer Guide - Strategies for Nint...

Episode #23 - Today we're taking a look at Consumer Guide: Strategies for Nintendo Games, a magazine disguised as a book. Instead of going head-to-head with GamePro and Electronic Gaming Monthly, this series opted ...
December 18, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Game Players - The Original Spin-Off

Episode #22 - Today we're taking a look at Game Player's, a multi-platform magazine that competed with Video Games & Computer Entertainment, GamePro, and Electronic Gaming Monthly. But this publication is different...
December 17, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Video Games & Computer Entertainment

Episode #21 - Today we're taking a look at Video Games & Computer Entertainment, a multi-format magazine that went head-to-head with GamePro and Electronic Gaming Monthly. With their lengthy reviews and in depth ne...
December 16, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Raze - World's Best Console & Comput...

Episode #20 - Today we're taking a look at Raze, which was the final game magazine from Newsfield Publications. This UK publication was the resurrection of The Games Machine, which went head-to-head against Compute...
December 15, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Super NES Buyer's Guide

Episode #19 - Today we're taking a look at Super NES Buyer's Guide, Sendai Publishing's response to Nintendo's 16-bitter. This bi-monthly magazine ran for three years and covered almost all of the Super Nintendo's ...
December 14, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Turbo Play - The Longest Running Tur...

Episode #18 - Today we're taking a look at Turbo Play, which has the distinction of being the longest-running TurboGrafx-16 magazine of all time. But don't get too excited, because this bi-monthly publication only ...
December 13, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Sega Force - Britain's Best Selling ...

Episode #17 - Today we're taking a look at Sega Force, a short-lived Sega-themed magazine out of jolly ole England. This should be a straight-forward episode, but things get complicated when we discover there is mo...
December 12, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Nintendo Power Strategy Guide

Episode #16 - Today we're taking a look at Nintendo Power Strategy Guide. No, I'm not talking about Nintendo Power, but rather their short-lived spin-off. This came during the awkward phase when they were transitio...
December 11, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: The Adventures of GamePro

Episode #15 - Today we're taking a look at The Adventures of GamePro, a comic series that ran in early issues of GamePro magazine. In 1991, the periodical turned The Adventures of GamePro into its own magazine, whi...
December 10, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Mega Play - The #1 All-Sega Game Mag...

Episode #14 - Today we're taking a look at Mega Play, the first of several system-specific magazines from Sendai Publishing. With an eye for Sega systems, Mega Play offered gamers a nice amount of original content,...
December 09, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Foul - Videogame Subculture

Episode #13 - Today we're taking a look at Foul, a terrible, horrible magazine from the dawn of the 21st century. Filled with cheap laughs and poorly-written reviews, this short-lived magazine always thought it was...
December 08, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: EGM2 - From the Editors of EGM

Episode #12 - Today we're taking a look at EGM2, from the editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly. It has the same layout, features and advertisements. But despite these similarities, EGM2 pales in comparison to the o...
December 07, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Blender - The Ultimate Guide to Musi...

Episode #11 - Today we're getting out of our comfort zone and looking at a magazines that has little to do with gaming -- Blender. We're not sure if Blender was any good at reviewing the newest albums, but one thin...
December 06, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: 3 - For 3DO Enthusiasts

Episode #10 - Today we're taking a look at 3: For 3DO Enthusiasts, the single most popular 3DO magazine of all time. Of course, it was also the only 3DO magazine of the time. Either way, discover how this short-liv...
December 05, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Tips & Tricks - The #1 Video Game Ti...

Episode #9 - Today we're taking a look at Tips & Tricks, a magazine devoted entirely to publishing strategies, cheat codes and tricks. It was also a spin-off of VideoGames magazine, which in turn was a spin-off of...
December 04, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Super Gaming - International Game Pr...

Episode #8 - Today we're taking a look at Super Gaming, the internationally-focused periodical from the editors of Electronic Gaming Monthly. It may have only lasted a few issues, but this curiously short publicat...
December 03, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Casual Connect - For Informational P...

Episode #7 - Today we're taking a look at Casual Connect, one of the few print magazines still in production. With its insightful essays and interviews, this is the type of magazine that should be on every newssta...
December 02, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Turbo Force - TurboGrafx System Game...

Episode #6 - Today we're taking a look at Turbo Force, a magazine that only lasted four issues. It's best known for being the home of Johnny Turbo, the fictional superhero that was later used to sell people on the...
December 01, 2014 Magazine Retrospective

Magazine Retrospective: Video Game Buyer's Guide - Collector...

Episode #5 - Today we're taking a look at Electronic Gaming Monthly's annual Video Game Buyer's Guide. This publication started its life as a regular issue of EGM, but was quickly spun-off into its own yearly maga...